How Islam Saved My Life

Fourteen months ago I quit drinking while residing in Abu Dhabi with my family.  Not only was I tired of the cycle of being hungover every morning and craving booze every night, my alcohol use seemed magnified in close proximity to a non-drinking Muslim population. Today, I credit a region of the world that confounds…

A Brief History of My Extremes

Call it wonderful or horrible. Either way, being of two minds necessitates a lot of back and forth. As the consumate all-or-nothing girl, I should know. My gene pool may be partially to blame for this opposite disorder. But I’m pretty sure the bulk of the responsibility belongs to swimming pools. Between the ages of…

When in Florence

Abundance of grapes be damned. This whole country is ripe for the picking. In fact, it’s vastly easier to visit vino central than it is to live in a place (America) where alcohol is advertised to the zenith. It’s totally legit to not be lit in Italy. Although, upon our arrival in Florence, I was so tired…